LUSH SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER BAR REVIEW

I recently purchased these two little plastic-free delights from LUSH!

The SUGAR DADDY-O Conditioner bar on the left and the MONTALBANO Shampoo bar on the right.

I mainly purchased these as I am trying to lessen the amount of plastic I purchase and use, and want to go down the more natural route instead of using all those chemicals you find in so many beauty and cleaning products.
So after ditching the plastic bottles of shampoos and conditioners, I looked to LUSH to find they have unpackaged, almost natural and vegan alternatives!

They were £5.95 each which I haven't spent on a single hair care item in a very long time (usually I spend £1-2 on a bottle!!) But I wanted to give it go, maybe they'll last ages and ages!

So far I've washed my hair using these little guys 3 times - the smell of the MONTALBANO Shampoo bar is yummy yummy yummy - I love citrus smells and chose it purely because of this. 
It lathers up really easily, seems to clean pretty well and leaves my hair with a light fragrance. I would definitely treat myself to this again.

I chose the SUGAR DADDY-O Conditioner bar as it's purple and claims to help banish brassiness from blonde hair. 
I'm not a huge fan of it so far- It doesn't lather, it oils up in your hands but not much at all- they say to stroke the bar onto wet hair, but it slips out my hands and is hard to hold on to as I do this and it doesn't feel as if it's leaving behind any of its oils on my hair - I just find it annoying and I wonder how it'll fare as it gets smaller and smaller to grasp.
The first time I used it I really didn't think it conditioned my hair at all as I was in the shower, but after rinsing, combing (which was surprisingly easy as my hair gets very knotty) and drying, it did feel nourished.
The second time I washed my hair it felt heavy and greasy - due to this, on the third wash I gave it a really good rinse and an extra one to be sure. 
Well I write this after that wash and as I've been waiting for it to dry - it does feel like there is a residue left on the hair when I run my fingers through and I know it's going to get greasy again pretty quickly!

SO, I don't think this conditioner bar is worth its price for me, I don't think it makes much of a difference to brassiness and leaves my hair a bit oily - but I will continue to use it until it's finished as I don't want to waste!

All in all - these products don't have any waste - no plastic bottles and no harsh chemicals -Woo! Go LUSH, let's have more products like this! 

I will be looking into homemade alternatives to cleaning my hair once these have run out - I have been noting some ideas on Pinterest and look forward to trying new things.

Do you make your own shampoo and conditioner? If so, what do you use?

And if you have tried any of the LUSH bars for your hair, what do you think? And which do you recommend? 

Thanks for reading!


Juliette x